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The Approaching Election For The Girls School.
THE APPROACHING ELECTION FOR THE GIRLS SCHOOL .
IT must be a source of considerable gratification to the supporters of the Koyal Masonic Institution for Girls to know that that Charity is so well able to cope with the demands made upon it , as is evidenced
by the ballot paper just issued for the half-yearly election , to take place on the Sth October next , for which twenty-six children are eligible to go to the poll , with eighteen vacancies to be filled . This gives a very considerable proportion of prizes in store for
those whose circumstances necessitate an appeal to the Craft , and as no less than twenty-three of the applicants now come forward for the first time the prospect before them is eminently satisfactory .
At the last election there were twenty-five candidates , and nineteen vacancies , the highest among the successful securing 5133 votes , and the lowest winning a scholarship with 435 . There were thus six left of the twenty-five who went to the poll , and
three of them were ineligible for the coming contest , on account of their age exceeding the limit of 11 years , as set down in Law 53 , so that we have but three cases brought forward . Of theso , No . 1 , Agnes
Lo ( iros , now appears on tlie list lor tne seventh time , with 315 votes to her credit . She is the daughter of an old member of the St . Martin's-le-Grand Lodge , No . 1538 , London , and the present is the last occasion
on which she will be eligible to go to the poll . She has a brother in the Boys' School , while her widowed mother has three children dependent . No . 2 , M . B . W . Scholes , is also a last chance case , and she comes forward for the sixth time , with a record of 70 votes
polled on her behalf . Both her parents are living , and there are six children dependent on them . The father was initiated in Amphibious Lodge , No . 258 , West Yorkshire , and is a Past Master of that Lodge , to which he subscribed for the long period of 26 years .
In this case also there is a brother in the Boys ' School , but even apart from that fact there are no doubt very good reasons for assisting the present applicant , for whom we wish every success at the coming contest . No . 3 , Edith Grace Wilson , was a
candidate in April , and then secured 383 votes . She has a brother in the Boys' School , and is herself one of four dependent children relying on a widowed mother for support . The father was initiated in the Temperance Lodge , No . 169 , London , and rose to the
office of Inner Guard therein ; he was a strong supporter of the Charities , and had qualified as Life Governor of two of them , acting as Steward at one of the Festivals of the Boys' School . Happily his daughter is not yet of full age , so that there is a fair chance of her ultimate admission , if not at the comma
election , at least later on ; but the next election is the one to work for , in view of the large number of vacancies available , and the comparatively small number of applications , so that we hope the child ' s
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friends may succeed in securing sufficient votes to carry her in on that occasion . Among the remaining candidates are three other
last application cases , making a total of five on the present list . No . 10 , Ellen D . H . Howard , is ono of two children dependent on a widowed mother . Tho father was initiated in the Koyal Union Lodge , No . / - » . * . rnt i t 1 ill - !• » i __» T \ i 5 bliioucestersnire to tne oi rast
,, _ Z , , ana rose dignity Master therein , qualifying during his membership as a Life Governor of the Charity for which his daughter is now a candidate , a fact which we hope will be taken into consideration by those who may have a
few votes unpledged on the day ol the election . No . 13 , Kitty C . Kandall is an Essex case , her father having been initiated in the Hope Lodge , No . 438 , subsequently joining the Arnold , No . 1799 , wherein he rose to the office of Senior Warden . There are
five children dependent on his widow , whose circumstances will we trust be rendered somewhat better by the action of the members of the Craft on the occasion of the coming election . No . 19 , Margaret B . Orme , is accredited to Warwickshire , where her father was
a Past Provincial Grand Officer . He was made a Mason in Athelstan Lodge , No . 1333 , of which ho was a Past Master . There are six children now dependent on the widowed mother , who we hope will
ere long have good reason to bless her husband ' s association with the Masonic Order . It is worthy of mention that the deceased brother was a supporter of the two Educational Institutions , qualifying as a Life Subscriber to the Girls , and as a Subscriber to
tne Jtsoys . There are two cases on the list where neither parent is now living , and one where the applicant has only a step-mother to look to for support . No . 8 , Mary Prince , one of eight parentless children , comes forward accredited to Derbyshire , her father
having been made a Mason in bt . Oswald Lodge , No . 850 , of that Province . He served as Master in his Lodge , and qualified as a Life Subscriber of the Boys' School . No . 15 , Edith E . Hobson , is ono of three children with neither parent living . This is
another West Yorkshire case , the lather having been , like the father of No . 2 on the list , an initiate and a Past Master of the Amphibious Lodge , No . 258 . No . 26 , Louie Mabel Smith , is one of six children now
dependent on their step-mother . The father was initiated in St . Quintin Lodge , No . 1822 , Eastern division of South Wales , subsequently joining Bute , No . 960 , in the same Province , and remaining a subscribing member until the time of his death , in October last .
Of the twenty-six candidates eligible for the poll seven are accredited to London alone , and one other is associated , with the metropolis in conjunction with Provinces ioucestersnnMiddlesex
tnree of the . , u- -e , and West Yorkshire each have two candidates , while the remainder are spread over individual districts , except that Warwickshire and Lincolnshire , in addition to having separate cases of their own , are associated
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The Approaching Election For The Girls School.
THE APPROACHING ELECTION FOR THE GIRLS SCHOOL .
IT must be a source of considerable gratification to the supporters of the Koyal Masonic Institution for Girls to know that that Charity is so well able to cope with the demands made upon it , as is evidenced
by the ballot paper just issued for the half-yearly election , to take place on the Sth October next , for which twenty-six children are eligible to go to the poll , with eighteen vacancies to be filled . This gives a very considerable proportion of prizes in store for
those whose circumstances necessitate an appeal to the Craft , and as no less than twenty-three of the applicants now come forward for the first time the prospect before them is eminently satisfactory .
At the last election there were twenty-five candidates , and nineteen vacancies , the highest among the successful securing 5133 votes , and the lowest winning a scholarship with 435 . There were thus six left of the twenty-five who went to the poll , and
three of them were ineligible for the coming contest , on account of their age exceeding the limit of 11 years , as set down in Law 53 , so that we have but three cases brought forward . Of theso , No . 1 , Agnes
Lo ( iros , now appears on tlie list lor tne seventh time , with 315 votes to her credit . She is the daughter of an old member of the St . Martin's-le-Grand Lodge , No . 1538 , London , and the present is the last occasion
on which she will be eligible to go to the poll . She has a brother in the Boys' School , while her widowed mother has three children dependent . No . 2 , M . B . W . Scholes , is also a last chance case , and she comes forward for the sixth time , with a record of 70 votes
polled on her behalf . Both her parents are living , and there are six children dependent on them . The father was initiated in Amphibious Lodge , No . 258 , West Yorkshire , and is a Past Master of that Lodge , to which he subscribed for the long period of 26 years .
In this case also there is a brother in the Boys ' School , but even apart from that fact there are no doubt very good reasons for assisting the present applicant , for whom we wish every success at the coming contest . No . 3 , Edith Grace Wilson , was a
candidate in April , and then secured 383 votes . She has a brother in the Boys' School , and is herself one of four dependent children relying on a widowed mother for support . The father was initiated in the Temperance Lodge , No . 169 , London , and rose to the
office of Inner Guard therein ; he was a strong supporter of the Charities , and had qualified as Life Governor of two of them , acting as Steward at one of the Festivals of the Boys' School . Happily his daughter is not yet of full age , so that there is a fair chance of her ultimate admission , if not at the comma
election , at least later on ; but the next election is the one to work for , in view of the large number of vacancies available , and the comparatively small number of applications , so that we hope the child ' s
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friends may succeed in securing sufficient votes to carry her in on that occasion . Among the remaining candidates are three other
last application cases , making a total of five on the present list . No . 10 , Ellen D . H . Howard , is ono of two children dependent on a widowed mother . Tho father was initiated in the Koyal Union Lodge , No . / - » . * . rnt i t 1 ill - !• » i __» T \ i 5 bliioucestersnire to tne oi rast
,, _ Z , , ana rose dignity Master therein , qualifying during his membership as a Life Governor of the Charity for which his daughter is now a candidate , a fact which we hope will be taken into consideration by those who may have a
few votes unpledged on the day ol the election . No . 13 , Kitty C . Kandall is an Essex case , her father having been initiated in the Hope Lodge , No . 438 , subsequently joining the Arnold , No . 1799 , wherein he rose to the office of Senior Warden . There are
five children dependent on his widow , whose circumstances will we trust be rendered somewhat better by the action of the members of the Craft on the occasion of the coming election . No . 19 , Margaret B . Orme , is accredited to Warwickshire , where her father was
a Past Provincial Grand Officer . He was made a Mason in Athelstan Lodge , No . 1333 , of which ho was a Past Master . There are six children now dependent on the widowed mother , who we hope will
ere long have good reason to bless her husband ' s association with the Masonic Order . It is worthy of mention that the deceased brother was a supporter of the two Educational Institutions , qualifying as a Life Subscriber to the Girls , and as a Subscriber to
tne Jtsoys . There are two cases on the list where neither parent is now living , and one where the applicant has only a step-mother to look to for support . No . 8 , Mary Prince , one of eight parentless children , comes forward accredited to Derbyshire , her father
having been made a Mason in bt . Oswald Lodge , No . 850 , of that Province . He served as Master in his Lodge , and qualified as a Life Subscriber of the Boys' School . No . 15 , Edith E . Hobson , is ono of three children with neither parent living . This is
another West Yorkshire case , the lather having been , like the father of No . 2 on the list , an initiate and a Past Master of the Amphibious Lodge , No . 258 . No . 26 , Louie Mabel Smith , is one of six children now
dependent on their step-mother . The father was initiated in St . Quintin Lodge , No . 1822 , Eastern division of South Wales , subsequently joining Bute , No . 960 , in the same Province , and remaining a subscribing member until the time of his death , in October last .
Of the twenty-six candidates eligible for the poll seven are accredited to London alone , and one other is associated , with the metropolis in conjunction with Provinces ioucestersnnMiddlesex
tnree of the . , u- -e , and West Yorkshire each have two candidates , while the remainder are spread over individual districts , except that Warwickshire and Lincolnshire , in addition to having separate cases of their own , are associated